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remember we went to the debt ceiling and couldn't get anywhere this is one thing he asked. when he didn't want to do anything about it coming to the future and ignore it. remember in his presidential campaign second debate said this would never happen. it's never done any action to try and cut somewhere else. even though the house, the republicans led last term and passed a bill twice and died in the senate and didn't take action. now that it's coming to the deadline, he wants to ignore, that's kicking the can down the road. you can't do that. we spend more than we bring in. i mean, look, in the first two months of this new fiscal year, our revenue increased by 10%, an extra 30 billion, but our spending increased 16 billion. and 30 seconds left. and yep, i've got to do that one? >> i thought when he talked about men and women in our military making sure they're able to do and be the very best, yeah, we all agreed. i thought when he talked about looking for the future in investing and research, i'd like to invest in research further. i know that pays off. but you can't make
remember we went to the debt ceiling and couldn't get anywhere this is one thing he asked. when he didn't want to do anything about it coming to the future and ignore it. remember in his presidential campaign second debate said this would never happen. it's never done any action to try and cut somewhere else. even though the house, the republicans led last term and passed a bill twice and died in the senate and didn't take action. now that it's coming to the deadline, he wants to ignore, that's...
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so as congress agrees to delay a showdown over the debt ceiling and faces a march 1 deadline for across the board spending cuts, what to make of this darned economy, david? >> am i supposed to answer that? it is confusing. the stock market is up. employers are hiring, very slowly. the government now tells us that hey -- they hired a lot more last year than previously believed. auto seafls are up 14% from last year. housing sales are coming back. on the other hand the economy took a pause at the end of last year? unemployment is very high, 7.9%. among men between 25 and 54 one out of six is not working. so i think when you cut through all this what do you see? well, the stock market is going like this and the economy is going like this. that can't last. i can't explain the stock market except maybe there was a gigantic sigh of relief. the republicans aren't going to force the u.s. freshry due default and the europeans aren't going to blow themselves up economically. you see an economy that's growing -- slowly. growing is better than not growing. the europeans are trying the not growing t
so as congress agrees to delay a showdown over the debt ceiling and faces a march 1 deadline for across the board spending cuts, what to make of this darned economy, david? >> am i supposed to answer that? it is confusing. the stock market is up. employers are hiring, very slowly. the government now tells us that hey -- they hired a lot more last year than previously believed. auto seafls are up 14% from last year. housing sales are coming back. on the other hand the economy took a pause...
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obama suggested it in negotiations in the debt ceiling in 2011 but now he doesn't want any domestic cuts. he's not somebody who wants cuts anywhere, anytime and this will be forced on him and on the pentagon cuts which he thought the republicans would avoid. he's the commander in chief. he has to worry about the forces, his own secretary of defense said we'll hollow out the forces and it will cost a lot of jobs of contractors, a lot of whom live in a state he wants, virginia. so he has to do something about this and it's unbelievable he would have offered the republicans a deal in which there are extra tax increases. republicans will do nothing and they should do nothing and demand if the president wants to avoid this, you do the cuts but do them somewhere else but no tax increases. >> charles lam, twice republicans have caved in to the demands of the white house and other democrats. do you think they'll do that again or will they do nothing? >> i prefer not to think of it as caving in. perhaps there's time for everyone to get reasonable. i agree with charles that the president's probabl
obama suggested it in negotiations in the debt ceiling in 2011 but now he doesn't want any domestic cuts. he's not somebody who wants cuts anywhere, anytime and this will be forced on him and on the pentagon cuts which he thought the republicans would avoid. he's the commander in chief. he has to worry about the forces, his own secretary of defense said we'll hollow out the forces and it will cost a lot of jobs of contractors, a lot of whom live in a state he wants, virginia. so he has to do...
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that's ridiculous. >> president obama said he won't negotiate on cuts for the debt ceiling. speaker boehner said he wants the structural changes, some changes. what happens with the debt court of appeal ing? the 17th of -- >> i don't have a crystal ball but it's ironic that the president won't discuss anything to do with the debt or any sort of linking the debt limit to another conversation. the debt limit is a warning. what he 's saying is if we don't give him the authority to borrow more money we can't fund the government. this government cannot operate without boar uh rowing money. that alone is an indictment of the situation. the president says i won't change that trajectory. it's a ridiculous position. >> do you think it is his philosophy and passion, ideology or do you think they are political ambitions. >> the base of the party doesn't believe debt is a problem. they are wedded to the idea of government spending more than a debt crisis. they believe big government solves problems and economic growth and prosperity is the result of big government. they believe our econ
that's ridiculous. >> president obama said he won't negotiate on cuts for the debt ceiling. speaker boehner said he wants the structural changes, some changes. what happens with the debt court of appeal ing? the 17th of -- >> i don't have a crystal ball but it's ironic that the president won't discuss anything to do with the debt or any sort of linking the debt limit to another conversation. the debt limit is a warning. what he 's saying is if we don't give him the authority to...
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the debt ceiling will republicans be able to use the debt ceiling debate as leverage to get big spending cuts? or will it be on the government funding? jinx me is congressman greg walden. member of the leadership and joins me now. congressman, good morning. >> good morning, chuck. good to be with you. >> nice to see you. let me ask you about this issue of whether the debt limit should be used as leverage or whether you are trying to convince your members to say, you know what, the better place to have a debate with the president about spending cuts is on funding with the government. >> first of all, chuck, you just wish the president weren't so adversarial in his tone and the way he deals with the congress. you know, in the past -- >> let me stop -- wait a minute. let me stop threw. >> a lot of people will say adversaryial relationships are a would-way street. >> they are. and that's why we have tried to reach out to the president and offer alternatives. we had a budget that's passed the house each of the last two times. senate hasn't had one in the last three years. look, we immediate t
the debt ceiling will republicans be able to use the debt ceiling debate as leverage to get big spending cuts? or will it be on the government funding? jinx me is congressman greg walden. member of the leadership and joins me now. congressman, good morning. >> good morning, chuck. good to be with you. >> nice to see you. let me ask you about this issue of whether the debt limit should be used as leverage or whether you are trying to convince your members to say, you know what, the...
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what's the continuing resolution and the debt ceiling should be leveraged on. and i think we need to have changes in obama care, but shutting down the government and the debt ceiling require us, require us to look at our spending levels, which have just gone through the roof. >> i'm going to play a sound bite of senator ted cruz. i'm going to get you to respond on the other side. take a listen. >> when "the new york times" did a story and they began by saying, well, gosh, there are a lot of people in washington unhappy that this cruz fella is doing all this stuff. what do the people in texas think? and "the new york times" wrote this article where they said holy cow, people in texas actually like what this guy's doing. >> your reaction? do you think he's still in a kamikaze mission? >> well, i think making the defunding of obama care as the reason to not lift the debt ceiling and continue government was the wrong approach. i think we need to do a lot here. i voted against it. i was there on christmas eve voting against it. every republican did. but i think when
what's the continuing resolution and the debt ceiling should be leveraged on. and i think we need to have changes in obama care, but shutting down the government and the debt ceiling require us, require us to look at our spending levels, which have just gone through the roof. >> i'm going to play a sound bite of senator ted cruz. i'm going to get you to respond on the other side. take a listen. >> when "the new york times" did a story and they began by saying, well, gosh,...
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ceiling with a shorter ter government funds bill to fight sequester cuts, and mcconnell side, favored a longer term package, so g.o.p. be argue something to do about debt. >> the 6 time that president wants a debt ceiling increase, they want a million dollars a minute for the next yr, beyond the 2014 elections, unchecked. >> reporter: democrats have cite criticizes republicans for overreaches, republicans war that reid of going too far over the weekend in trying to repeal the budget conol act. >> democrats, have been wanting to break the budget caps tha were put in place in 2011, i think you know first tim since 1955-56e have two years in a row of reduced spending, they don't like that. >> it would not help win republican sport in sate, but senators who work on trying to find a bipartisan deal, sound upbeat. >> we'll get it done, ieel confident they have anutline of what they want, it is just puuting the dates and times and ings of that sort, making sure it works for everyone procedure ley. >> reporter: senat republicans were to pleat this evening -- meet this evening, they will meet
ceiling with a shorter ter government funds bill to fight sequester cuts, and mcconnell side, favored a longer term package, so g.o.p. be argue something to do about debt. >> the 6 time that president wants a debt ceiling increase, they want a million dollars a minute for the next yr, beyond the 2014 elections, unchecked. >> reporter: democrats have cite criticizes republicans for overreaches, republicans war that reid of going too far over the weekend in trying to repeal the budget...
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if you increase the debt ceiling, you have to cut spending by an incredible amount over 10 years. they were going to make the false. -- to make as default for the congress voted for will $0.20 trillion specified in -- todeficias a percent of the eco. if you el ten del dollars on a credit card, as that a lot or a little? -- if you owe $10,000 on your credit card, is that a little or a lot? to look and how burdensome the debt is, you have to take a percentage is. we have reduced the debt as a from 10.1% togdp 5.3%. we have cut it in half. the fastest reduction in the deficit since the demobilization after world war ii. vote against the sequester. at the three have done what we need to do on the debt right now. -- i think we have done what we need to do to the debt right now. our crisis is jobs and we still have 8% of unemployment rate. delaware million people are seeking work. millions of people are seeking work. 5%we got down to unemployment rate by doing nothing else other than generating jobs, that would generate enough economic activities of the deficit would go down. host: we a
if you increase the debt ceiling, you have to cut spending by an incredible amount over 10 years. they were going to make the false. -- to make as default for the congress voted for will $0.20 trillion specified in -- todeficias a percent of the eco. if you el ten del dollars on a credit card, as that a lot or a little? -- if you owe $10,000 on your credit card, is that a little or a lot? to look and how burdensome the debt is, you have to take a percentage is. we have reduced the debt as a...
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whether you have two separate deals one on cutting the budget and one raising the debt ceiling, republicans won't raids the debt ceiling without anything in return. the president knows that. the fact they're talking and that didn't happen before, and maybe partisanship is coming back. there is more bipartisan than last year. >> eric: let me add this. >> jamie: republicans may get something they don't want, the higher taxes. again. >> right. >> jamie: is that a deal-breaker? how do they come together on that? >> the republicans, they would raise some taxes. they say if you are going to use the revenue to lower other taxes. another discussion is tax reform. the republicans say that the president wants to to away with sequestration. and the republicans are not going to do away with that anytime soon. so there are many, many hurdles to overcome. but on medicare and taxes, we start to see some common ground. it will have to be a lot more in the coming weeks to get any type of grant bargain. >> at the same time that there is more spending in this budget. we know how everyone feels about that, i a
whether you have two separate deals one on cutting the budget and one raising the debt ceiling, republicans won't raids the debt ceiling without anything in return. the president knows that. the fact they're talking and that didn't happen before, and maybe partisanship is coming back. there is more bipartisan than last year. >> eric: let me add this. >> jamie: republicans may get something they don't want, the higher taxes. again. >> right. >> jamie: is that a...
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the last thing the republicans need is for the party to be into a conversation about the debt ceiling, sequestration, budget cuts, and all these things that are going to be hot button issues from an economic standpoint that put us much more in a defensive posture in negotiating with this administration than an aggressive posture we find ourselves in now. which is why a lot of the folks on the left are put out by this but haven't said too much because they know they have an upper hand here. i think boehner has given them a lot more maneuverability going into next year that they don't rightly appreciate. this is not just about a primary. this is not just about the political process. this is actually about governing in a way that helps open up greater political opportunities down the road. >> one guy rooting for boehner is chris christie. if boehner wins this, there's still a republican party of the center right. the far right is responding to attacks from the mainstream of their party by playing victim. they love playing this to the mean old mainstream out there. a coalition of more tha
the last thing the republicans need is for the party to be into a conversation about the debt ceiling, sequestration, budget cuts, and all these things that are going to be hot button issues from an economic standpoint that put us much more in a defensive posture in negotiating with this administration than an aggressive posture we find ourselves in now. which is why a lot of the folks on the left are put out by this but haven't said too much because they know they have an upper hand here. i...
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no budget, no pay. >> in the spotlight tonight, debt ceiling magic. that was house speaker john boehner after the house passed a bill making the debt ceiling disappear until may 18th, without cutting any federal spending. the stupidly named and conceived "no budget, no pay act" passed with a vote. 33 republicans voted against the bill, 199 voted for it. 86 democrats voted for the bill, 111 democrats voted against it. not only will the no budget, no pay act suspend the debt ceiling for about three months, it also requires the house and senate to pass budget resolutions by april 15th, and if they don't, representatives and senators will not get paid, which is of course, wildly unconstitutional. the 27th amendment prohibits congress from modifying their own paychecks in any way. they can vote to change the pay for future congress only, but republicans passing an unconstitutional bill, while at the same time relieving the pressure on the debt ceiling was welcomed by some democrats as republicans moving from out-right crazy to half-crazy. >> i'm not sure w
no budget, no pay. >> in the spotlight tonight, debt ceiling magic. that was house speaker john boehner after the house passed a bill making the debt ceiling disappear until may 18th, without cutting any federal spending. the stupidly named and conceived "no budget, no pay act" passed with a vote. 33 republicans voted against the bill, 199 voted for it. 86 democrats voted for the bill, 111 democrats voted against it. not only will the no budget, no pay act suspend the debt...
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ceiling with that set in motion with more than $500 billion in defense cuts. it's a selective mind of everybody. this was -- if the defense cuts are contributing to this, or anything, you have to look at the fact who agreed to it. it was both parties. >> you are absolutely right. also, i think more carney needs to understand that the whole term of sequester emanated out of the white house. we have to start sitting down and saying the direction we are going is not right. what do we need to do as far as the personal income tax rate to stimulate growth especially sub chapter "s" corporations. what week do with dividend situation. people were concerned about the dividend tax rate. we need to look at regulatory policy. already we have seen 5700 pages of new regulations from the federal government. that is going effect this economy. we need the effective monetary policy also. >> those are the correct solutions. those are good ideas. we have real leadership where people are willing to rise above and sit down and see what works and what doesn't work. that is not what
ceiling with that set in motion with more than $500 billion in defense cuts. it's a selective mind of everybody. this was -- if the defense cuts are contributing to this, or anything, you have to look at the fact who agreed to it. it was both parties. >> you are absolutely right. also, i think more carney needs to understand that the whole term of sequester emanated out of the white house. we have to start sitting down and saying the direction we are going is not right. what do we need to...
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when negotiating the debt ceiling. i understand keystone and other provisions the republicans are talking about attaching to the debt ceiling are not related, but why not cut some spending? >> the republicans -- we are for cutting spending. we're for reforming our tax code, for reforming entitlements. if they want to have a discussion about how to reduce deficits, help the middle class, give them a better bargain, lift the debt ceiling, take the full faith and credit of the united states off the table and let's have a discussion. that's not a complicated thing. what they're doing is unprecedented. imagine a scenario years from now, different -- we agree with their demands now. a year from now, maybe they want to privatize medicare. maybe in four years, there's a democrat congress and republican president and the democrats come forward and say if you don't raise taxes to levels we don't want, we will cause the economy to blow up. we cannot live in a world where one half of one branch of government can extract their dema
when negotiating the debt ceiling. i understand keystone and other provisions the republicans are talking about attaching to the debt ceiling are not related, but why not cut some spending? >> the republicans -- we are for cutting spending. we're for reforming our tax code, for reforming entitlements. if they want to have a discussion about how to reduce deficits, help the middle class, give them a better bargain, lift the debt ceiling, take the full faith and credit of the united states...
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he neglects to include that both democrats and republicans agreed to that 2011 debt ceiling with that set in motion, more than $500 billion in defense cuttings and whatever. it's the selective mind of everybody, you know, this is -- this is you know, if the defense -- if the -- if the defense cuts are contributing to this, or anything, have you to look at the fact who, agreed to it. it was both parties. >> you are absolutely right. also, i think that -- mr. carney needs to understand that the whole term of sequester emanated out of the white house. and so, we have to start sitting down and saying, look, the direction we are going is not right. what do we need do as far as the personal income tax rate so we can stimulate growth, especially for the small businesses, sub-chapter "s." we saw an incredible selloff in december because people were concerned about the increase in the dividend tax rate. we have to start looking at our regulatory policy. already being we have seen 5,700 pages of new regulations from the federal government. that's going to affect the growth of this economy. we h
he neglects to include that both democrats and republicans agreed to that 2011 debt ceiling with that set in motion, more than $500 billion in defense cuttings and whatever. it's the selective mind of everybody, you know, this is -- this is you know, if the defense -- if the -- if the defense cuts are contributing to this, or anything, have you to look at the fact who, agreed to it. it was both parties. >> you are absolutely right. also, i think that -- mr. carney needs to understand that...
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. >> reporter: republicans hawks and budget cutters on a collision course as they face debt ceiling negotiations, budget cuts and a month to defund obama care, while being asked to authorize another expensive military operation abroad. >> if we attack, we're open for escalation, and the first briefing i have on this a couple months ago i asked if we get into this, are you going to be serious, how far are we going to go. remember, we're still at war in afghanistan and we have cut about a trillion dollars out of our defense over the next ten years. we're asking them to do more with less. >> reporter: the republicans on the armed services committee suggest escalating costs could require going back to congress for more money. senator james inhofe quoted general dempsey from sequestration hearings earlier this year, he said our military is put on a path where the force is so degraded and unready it would be immoral to use the force. >> reporter: former defense secretary leon panetta wrote the wounds caused by sequestration are weakening the united states' ability to respond effectively to a major cri
. >> reporter: republicans hawks and budget cutters on a collision course as they face debt ceiling negotiations, budget cuts and a month to defund obama care, while being asked to authorize another expensive military operation abroad. >> if we attack, we're open for escalation, and the first briefing i have on this a couple months ago i asked if we get into this, are you going to be serious, how far are we going to go. remember, we're still at war in afghanistan and we have cut...
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the debt ceiling deal -- these inskrim nat cuts are being displayed. they would happen many march if nothing is done. leadership is telling their rank-and-file, that's the ground we can fight on. that's when we're really going to get our way. >> many people are horrified at the prospect of another political battle surrounding the good faith and credit of the united states government. after all, they point out, it is the congress that passed these spending bills that the federal government is trying to pay for. congress is essentially saying, here, do this, but we're not going to give you the money to do it. that is going to be a fascinating game. people are pretty much tired of dysfunction here in the beltway, but on it goes. at any rate -- >> let me ask you about the white house side of this. i'm assuming that, you know, looking forward to the triple play, the white house thinks they have a couple of good things going for them, and both of them are speeches. one is the state of the union, and the other one even before that is the inaugural. >> yeah, a
the debt ceiling deal -- these inskrim nat cuts are being displayed. they would happen many march if nothing is done. leadership is telling their rank-and-file, that's the ground we can fight on. that's when we're really going to get our way. >> many people are horrified at the prospect of another political battle surrounding the good faith and credit of the united states government. after all, they point out, it is the congress that passed these spending bills that the federal government...
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the premises of the reelection and obama said this himself, it was born in a debt ceiling dram a. republicans were looking at the deadline and demanding. deeply unpopular cuts to medicare and social security and we are ready to allow a default. that's where this whole crisis started. the fiscal cliff came because they were ready to do that and the super committee and all of this. obama's campaign, the premises was we are going to break the republican fever by winning. he got the authority that comes with that and came into this fiscal cliff fight. a deadline. we can go past january 1st and it would not be catastrophic. gets everything he wants on taxes. the polls said they are going to be blamed. this was a break the fever moment to say you know what -- >> they raised taxes on the wealthy. >> in the name of getting one month -- they moved him and they doubled it. they budged him on the debt ceiling. he came in and said the negotiations will produce a permanent end to debt ceiling brinkmanship. two weeks ago it was one year or two year. they negotiated the debt ceiling and they suc
the premises of the reelection and obama said this himself, it was born in a debt ceiling dram a. republicans were looking at the deadline and demanding. deeply unpopular cuts to medicare and social security and we are ready to allow a default. that's where this whole crisis started. the fiscal cliff came because they were ready to do that and the super committee and all of this. obama's campaign, the premises was we are going to break the republican fever by winning. he got the authority that...
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we have automatic spending cuts coming in place as part of the sequester. spending cuts in march and then the government funding mechanism the end of march and that will give awes opportunity to pass the budget in the house, pass the budget in the senate and recognize those two. >> greta: you'd vote for increasing the debt ceiling. >> par coming this week, attached to it, pass a budget by april 18th otherwise members wouldn't receive any pay. it's unfortunate that we have to take that step, but the senate hasn't passed a budget now if four years and we need them to outline their priority. >> greta: or you're no? >> yes. >> i'd be hesitant to raise the debt ceiling or just put it on the side for right now. we need real solutions. what he's been outlining here are the true problems that we face today. something, as much as i was in awe seeing the president today and hearing his beautiful speech, one thing that candidate obama when he's running does, if he's very successful at dividing people, but our problems are not about racism or anger or rich or poor, the
we have automatic spending cuts coming in place as part of the sequester. spending cuts in march and then the government funding mechanism the end of march and that will give awes opportunity to pass the budget in the house, pass the budget in the senate and recognize those two. >> greta: you'd vote for increasing the debt ceiling. >> par coming this week, attached to it, pass a budget by april 18th otherwise members wouldn't receive any pay. it's unfortunate that we have to take...
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ceiling in exchange for spending cuts. all potential rivals for the 2016 gop presidential nomination. >> none of us know what's going to happen on this obama care fight right now. in my view the house of representatives needs to keep doing what it's been doing, which is standing strong. >> reporter: senator ted cruz of texas, rand paul of kentucky and marco rubio of florida were among the first to back the strategy of trying to derail through the process. >> president obama's paid political operatives are out in force today. [ applause ] and you know why? and you know why? because the men and women in this room scare the living daylights out of him. and that is the motto for every other fight. >> reporter: polls show the public blames the shutdown more on republicans than democrats, but rand paul was the first to recognized left's refusal to negotiate would be against the democrats in the polls too. rhetoric focusing instead on mounting violence against christians worldwide, a potent issue he often raises with religious co
ceiling in exchange for spending cuts. all potential rivals for the 2016 gop presidential nomination. >> none of us know what's going to happen on this obama care fight right now. in my view the house of representatives needs to keep doing what it's been doing, which is standing strong. >> reporter: senator ted cruz of texas, rand paul of kentucky and marco rubio of florida were among the first to back the strategy of trying to derail through the process. >> president obama's...
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you're saying now, the debt ceiling showdown, you had a lot of republicans, leadership particularly who walked into this mess where they actually had their rank and file to do a debt default. they needed some way, any way out of it. so what the white house, the democrats put in front of them was the committee, the sequester, they were so happy to have any kind of lifeline, and john boehner comes out, pretends it is a victory, 98%, keeping the members in line. now here it is, a ticking time bomb for republicans, a year, year and a half, they're realizing, wait a minute, we don't have much leverage with the sequester after all. >> but the thing is, boehner did get 98% of what he wanted if you believe that he really wants spending cuts. >> right, exactly, but he doesn't want any spending cuts. he wants spending cuts in very specific programs. >> none in defense. >> not a penny. >> that is the main area they want to avoid, which is exactly why the president pushed to put the spending cuts in. they, as you point out, made a huge strategic error. they had much more power, much more momentum b
you're saying now, the debt ceiling showdown, you had a lot of republicans, leadership particularly who walked into this mess where they actually had their rank and file to do a debt default. they needed some way, any way out of it. so what the white house, the democrats put in front of them was the committee, the sequester, they were so happy to have any kind of lifeline, and john boehner comes out, pretends it is a victory, 98%, keeping the members in line. now here it is, a ticking time bomb...
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president obama says he won't anything until the debt ceiling is increased. republicans are demanding spending cuts first. the deadline to raise the debt ceiling is just eight days away. >> the victim of a violent car jacking is now sharing her terrifying story. she tells us she fought back as two teens grabbed her and threw her from her suv. all of this happened in the 19th hundred block of built more street. her car was used in a police chase that ended when her war crashes into a ravine. we have her story of survival. >> he grabbed my arm and said, get out of the car. >> the victim, who asked us not to identify her, said the car jacking happened on biltmore street where she just met with a client. >> i've been to that address several times and it's always been a pretty safe place. >> first one and then two guys tried to drag her out of her car. as the bruises on her body show, she didn't let them get away without a fight. >> i remember pushing them with my elbow and kicked them hard. they both came around on my side and pulled on my legs and just threw me
president obama says he won't anything until the debt ceiling is increased. republicans are demanding spending cuts first. the deadline to raise the debt ceiling is just eight days away. >> the victim of a violent car jacking is now sharing her terrifying story. she tells us she fought back as two teens grabbed her and threw her from her suv. all of this happened in the 19th hundred block of built more street. her car was used in a police chase that ended when her war crashes into a...
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and not the debt ceiling, so if it's the debt ceiling and the consequence is default, it's catastrophic. it's across the board. if it's the continuing resolution and the deposit shuts down for a few days. s we've been down that road before. clinton and gingrich can certainly attest to that. i think that the lesson is, if you remember back to the clinton and gingrich showdown in 1995 and early 1996, the republican party emerged from that changed a little bit. the republican party then in the first part of 1995 was just like the republican party. total hell bent on confrontation with president clinton. when they lost "lost" the shutdown of 1995 and 1996 they emerged -- yes, they still impeached bill clinton, but they were a slightly more reasonable party in terms of reaching compromises on other issues with clinton from that point forward. >> let me ask you. if they're just threatening a downgrade, again, what is your view on how bad that is for the u.s. economy? ? i mean, there are lots of perilous things that will kick into place. >> in the short-term, sadly, perversely not so bad. >> r
and not the debt ceiling, so if it's the debt ceiling and the consequence is default, it's catastrophic. it's across the board. if it's the continuing resolution and the deposit shuts down for a few days. s we've been down that road before. clinton and gingrich can certainly attest to that. i think that the lesson is, if you remember back to the clinton and gingrich showdown in 1995 and early 1996, the republican party emerged from that changed a little bit. the republican party then in the...
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that's what's called the sequester, the automatic spending cuts agreed to in the debt ceiling deal of 2011 and make radical across the board cuts to the pentagon and spending. and the republicans decided that's the only leverage they have over obama to make real cuts in spending, which the administration has shown no inclination to do. i think what obama wants to do is to go out as one indicated, campaign in the country against the republican position. and i think he'll try to portray the republicans as he did in the campaign as protecting the rich, protecting the tax loopholes that the the rich have, the big corporations and be willing to cut from medicare, food stamps, et cetera. so his position is i represent the people, they represent ideology. i represent the folks and they he represent the rich. and he won the election on that kind of argument. he won on the fiscal cliff, on that kind of argument. if he came out to win the next round on the sequester, i think he will have weaken and fractured the republican house in a way that will clear the way to his being the dominant actor i
that's what's called the sequester, the automatic spending cuts agreed to in the debt ceiling deal of 2011 and make radical across the board cuts to the pentagon and spending. and the republicans decided that's the only leverage they have over obama to make real cuts in spending, which the administration has shown no inclination to do. i think what obama wants to do is to go out as one indicated, campaign in the country against the republican position. and i think he'll try to portray the...
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, down the road at the same time another fight over the debt ceiling looms. could the two issues scuttle any progress made on avoiding the cliff? >> i think the debt ceiling is really the move powerful and problematic. we saw this in august of 2011 when people start to raise questions about is the government actually going to pay its debt, can the government issue bonds, can it fund its operations, that's a pretty serious situation. if it gets to that point, we technically hit this debt ceiling, there are things the treasury secretary can do over the next couple months, avoiding putting payments into pension plans, things like that so we don't go over it. but at some point that has to be resolved and resolved in such a way that, you know, we are able to borrow, that people, bond investors will know they can buy these bonds and that the government will not be shutting down for lack of funds. i think that is the more serious of the two issues. >> from a main street perspective, we just finished the holiday shopping season and the sales numbers weren't very enco
, down the road at the same time another fight over the debt ceiling looms. could the two issues scuttle any progress made on avoiding the cliff? >> i think the debt ceiling is really the move powerful and problematic. we saw this in august of 2011 when people start to raise questions about is the government actually going to pay its debt, can the government issue bonds, can it fund its operations, that's a pretty serious situation. if it gets to that point, we technically hit this debt...
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ceiling crisis, threaten default. these cuts were supposed to be the things that republicans wouldn't want to do. so if republicans won't stop us weakens the national security position of the united states, then what do republicans stand for? they have an even bigger problem than just dealing with first responders. what do republicans think are important? if it's not national security or the cuts they were supposed to stop from happening, then where do they draw the line? republicans just don't know what they are standing up for anymore. >> and it looks like they're willing to let it go right now. the odds are between slim and none. and slim is on vacation until next week. >> that's right. there's just not enough time, i think, to come up with some sort of compromise where boehner can get his caucus in line to support something. so it doesn't -- it's a surprise, i think, that we've come to this point. they wanted to kick it down the road until march rather than going into effect around the fiscal cliff. but i think th
ceiling crisis, threaten default. these cuts were supposed to be the things that republicans wouldn't want to do. so if republicans won't stop us weakens the national security position of the united states, then what do republicans stand for? they have an even bigger problem than just dealing with first responders. what do republicans think are important? if it's not national security or the cuts they were supposed to stop from happening, then where do they draw the line? republicans just don't...